Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

while passing through the apartment con.
tanning the plaster casts of the mutilated
statuary found in Rome and Athens, one of
them asked tha Senator who the h broke
these things ?"
None of the Virginia nominations were
considered nj Yesterdays executive session
of the Senate, nor ut any previous executive
=, ssion this winter.
The consideration of the interstate com.
MERGE bill WAS resumed in the Senate this
afternoon. The vote on it will not be reach
cd to-day and probably not tomorrow.
Senators Stanford, Platt and Cnllum were
interviewed to-day respecting the passage
of the bill. The TWO former said they mad
made canvass OF the Senate, 0nd the
count was so close that they would not VEN
ture a guess at the result. The latter said
the bill will receive more votes now than 1T
would have received when first introduced.
Mr.. Barbour says he saw Mr.. Wilson,
who has the District appropriation bill 10
charge, again yesterday, in reference to in
Guiding in that bill an appropriation for an
ice boat on the Potomac and that he thinks
if the commissioners of the District will re-
commend such an appropriation it will be
made. He also saw Mr.. Breckenridge,
who has in charge the bill for CONSOLE
dating the Alexandra with the George
town customs district, and urged him to re.
port in favor of having the headquarters of
the consolidated district ut Alexandria, but
is doubtful if he will do SO. Mr.. Barbour
saws, however, that it is not at all probable
the bill will pass at this session OF Con-
gress. as it includes the consolidation OF
many other districts, and therefore has
inf fiol
Col. Mosby says the account of the scheme
to buv him by some Union officers during
the war, sent of from here lest night to
some of the leading newspapers, is substan'
lially correct. The account was written by
Col. Popham, of Virginia, correspondent
who keeps up with the procession on all
matters attractive to newspapers.
In the Senate to-day, during debate on
the claim of Massachusetts inventor of fire
arms, Mr.. Cockrell stated thas in his opinion
many of such claims were fraudulent. Mr..
Hoar angrily retorted that rot more Of
them were fraudulent than of the claims
that come from the South Mr.. Cockrell
responded that he had never introduced
fraudulent claim, and if he had he would
like Mr.. Hoar to designate it.
Among the petitions introduced in the
Senate to day was one of T. F. Milligan, of
the District of Columbia, asking for an APP
preparation of $4,000 to demonstrate how
railroad accidents can be avoided. General
Malone, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported favorably
bill appropriating forty thousand dollars
for The completion Of the pubic building al
Harrisonburg, Va. General Malone also
introduced a resolution directing the COM
merce committee to report the best means
| for keeping the Potomac river open during
the winter. Mr.. Vest introduced resolu.
ton directing an investigation to be made
OF the expense of prosecuting criminal cases
| in State courts by federal officers from the
lst of July, 1879, TO the 1st Of December
| 1856.
The members of congress were startled to-
! day by telegram announcing the sudden
| death Of ex- congressman and present Mayor
of New York A5ram S. Hewitt. The re-
port, however, was soon contradicted Mr.
Hewitt is sick with rheumatism, but it has
not yet reached a vital part
Mr.. Mckeever. superintendent of the Al
exandria and Washington Railroad, says
that on and after Sunday next the station
ut Waterloo will be moved to the brick
yards about quarter Of a mile south Of that
point, and that the following trains in adj
dillon to those now run will be put on that
road: On Sunday, leave Alexandria at . p
M, leave Washington at y. IN. On week
days. leave Washington at $40 a. m, leave
| Alexandria at $40 a. m. The train that
now leaves Washington at 7:05 a. a., will
leave at 6:45 q. m. the train that now leaves
| Washington at 9:25 a. NJ, will leave at 9:45
q. m, and the train that now leaves Alexan-
dria at 10 g. m, will leave at 1915 g. N.
| The House to day on motion of Mr.. Tuck
err took up the bill to prohibit polygamy.
Mr.. Tayler, Mr.. Garfeld's successor in the
House, made a speech in favor of it. He
took the most advanced New England
grounds, advocating woman suffrage, Sum
day laws aud the suppression of the saloons,
| Mr.. Game, the delegate from Utah, spoke
in opposition to the bill, designating it bill
| to destroy the Mormon church and con6s-
cate its property.
A delegation consisting CT Mayor Baird, of
Portsmouth Mayor Myers, of Norfolk, and
r. A. Dobie, Washington Taylor, Leigh
| Watts and T. r. Cook of Norfolk, are in
NAVY that some Of the new naval work be
done at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and to
urge the House commerce committee to
| report adversely upon the bill for changing
the limits of the Norfolk customs district.
As Judge Harrs, who appeared for the G.
& o. r. r was not ready, and as the COM
mttee want to give both sides chance. the
hearing was postponed until to-day week.
Mr. Daniel says he will soon have an oppOr-
tunty for attempting to call up in the House the
educational BILL and will avail himself OF it. The
idea is that if the House will consent to consider
the bill, of which there is not much probability,
an attempt will be made to substitute the Blair
bill, which has already passed the Senate for the
Willis bill
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